Description
Company Background Information
Ultralife Corporation, which began as a battery company, now offers products and services ranging from portable and standby power solutions to communications and electronics systems. Through its engineering and collaborative approach to problem solving, Ultralife serves government, defense and commercial customers across the globe.
Ultralife’s headquarters is located in Newark, New York, USA (30 miles east of Rochester, New York).
Ultralife's family of brands includes: Ultralife Batteries, AMTI, Ultralife Energy Services, ABLE, McDowell Research and RedBlack Communications. Ultralife's operations are in North America, Europe and Asia.
Ultralife was incorporated in 1990 and became a public company in 1992
Ultralife is looking for an HR Generalist for the corporate headquarters located in Newark, NY.
We are searching for someone with high drive and commitment to results who will be a very active member of the accounting and operations teams. You must be comfortable with getting out on the plant floor and working with the operations teams to identify areas for improvement and implementing appropriate changes.
As the Cost Accounting Manager, you will 1) supervise and manage cost reporting, control and information systems, 2) manage and operate the standard product cost and variance reporting processes and systems in accordance to GAAP, and 3) provide leadership and supervision.
Requirements
Position Responsibilities:
- Manage and coordinate the preparation of new standard product costs including master file maintenance, working with operations to build new standard manufacturing costs, and oversee periodic updates of product costs.
- Serve as a resource person by maintaining a working knowledge of operations and cost systems and interact with management in an effort to provide relevant cost analyses.
- Provide training, controls and supervision in applying standards to daily production data. Audit production reports to ensure that reported information is accurate, standards applied are consistent with the standards used for product costing, and reported performance is complete, timely and accurate.
- Coordinate the research and preparation of the annual manufacturing budgets.
- Monitor the accuracy of individual standard product costs and assesses the impact of deviations from standard in the quoting process.
- Monitor the accuracy and controls for inventories and corresponding valuation systems.
- Oversee physical inventory and provides assistance to auditors in verification and testing inventory quantities and values.
- Supervise the preparation of month-end purchase price variance, automated labor and overhead variance, cost recovered, performance and shrinkage reports.
- Coordinate the financial closing of the standard cost system including updating standard costs.
- Maintain open communications with manufacturing management.
- Perform variance analysis and problem resolution.
- Maintain operating and procedure manuals for cost systems.
- Prepare quarter-end and year-end audit work papers for all inventory and manufacturing related accounts.
- Continually search for ways to improve processes or reduce costs.
- Other duties as assigned.
Position Qualifications:
Knowledge/Experience:
- Minimum 7 years cost accounting experience preferably in highly complex manufacturing environments.
- Advanced knowledge of ERP manufacturing systems and Microsoft Access, Excel and Word.
- Understanding and ability to apply GAAP.
Skills and Abilities:
- Able to effectively lead and develop cost accounting function.
- Ability to work effectively across all levels of organization.
- Strong communication skills; uses skills to gather difficult but necessary information.
- Strong problem solving and analytical ability; able to identify issues proactively.
- High level of initiative and strong work ethic.
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree with Accounting Major required.
- CPA or CMA certification required
Ultralife Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and affirmative action employer.
